Chapter 519 Lushan Tea

"Your Majesty, you don't know that although Jiangzhou is located on the north of the Yangtze River and has abundant aquatic products, it cannot be sold to more distant places. After all, aquatic products cannot be preserved for a long time after leaving the Yangtze River."

"I'm afraid that before they are transported to the place, all these aquatic products have died and stank. Not to mention earning some hard work fees, even the original cost cannot be recovered."

"As for selling to various places along the Yangtze River, it is not very realistic. Everyone in the prefectures and counties along the river depends on the Yangtze River for their livelihood. They don't need Jiangzhou's aquatic products at all." "

As for Lushan, it is a gathering place for Buddhists. There are many famous temples, but it is a place for Buddhists to practice meditation." The governor of Jiangzhou said.

Indeed, everyone depends on water for their livelihood. The prefectures and counties along the river are all based on the Yangtze River. The aquatic products that Jiangzhou has are also found in other prefectures and counties.

There is no need for people to spend a lot of money to buy aquatic products in Jiangzhou, so aquatic products can only be sold locally.

In addition, the winery industry in the Tang Dynasty was not developed. There were not many large wineries in Jiangzhou, let alone five-star wineries.

The main reason is that the food in the Tang Dynasty was not as diverse as in later generations. There were many food cultures that did not exist in the Tang Dynasty.

Another thing is that the roads are not easy to walk on. Unless you are a donkey friend who likes to travel around the beautiful mountains and rivers, who would be willing to run into the mountains after eating?

If you are unlucky enough to encounter a beast, it will be terrible. I am afraid that you will become the beast's food and be pulled out and become a pile of objects.

In short, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads.

When talking about road construction, we have to talk about the traffic situation in ancient times. In ancient times, there were no cement roads like in later generations. In ancient times, there were basically mud roads. Once it rained, the roads would be difficult to walk on.

The main means of transportation in ancient times were horse-drawn carriages, or walking directly on two legs. Unlike in later generations, there were all kinds of transportation.

The problem of transportation and sales, as well as the problem of food preservation, were both difficult problems in this era.

Li Chengqian picked up the teacup on the table. The tea had been a little cold after being left for a long time, but it was still a little warm. Li Chengqian

opened the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and frowned. Jiangzhou is located in the south of Lushan Mountain. How could this tea be made from ordinary tea leaves instead of Lushan Yunwu Tea?

Seeing the emperor frown, the governor of Jiangzhou was in turmoil, fearing that he would not entertain well and upset the emperor, and his black gauze hat would be in danger.

"Is this the tea you gave me?" Li Chengqian asked, looking up.

"This is the best tea I can offer. I don't have anything else to offer." The governor of Jiangzhou said. He

felt bitter in his heart. This was the tea he bought at a high price in Chang'an last year when he went to the court. He himself was reluctant to drink it on weekdays.

Today, the supreme leader, the emperor, came to Jiangzhou, so he specially brought it out to entertain the emperor. Who knew that the emperor was so picky and actually rejected such good tea.

He knew that if the emperor was unhappy with the tea and punished him for disrespect, his official career would be over.

But what could he do? He had already presented the best to the emperor.

"That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the Lushan Yunwu tea you have here. Why don't you give it to me, but give me this ordinary, lousy stuff." Li Chengqian threw the cup on the table unhappily, and the remaining tea in the cup spilled out.

These guys are too blatant. They dare not take out the best tea here to entertain him, the emperor, but want to use some cheap ordinary tea to stall him.

From this incident, it can be seen that the governor of Jiangzhou is not a person who will seek the welfare of Jiangzhou. It seems that someone else must be replaced as the governor of Jiangzhou.

"Lushan Yunwu Tea?" The governor of Jiangzhou and other officials were all confused and had no idea what kind of tea Li Chengqian was talking about.

They still have this thing in Jiangzhou? How come they don't know?

Everyone looked at each other and saw doubt in each other's eyes.

"You don't know? Forget it, you don't know, and it's understandable that you don't know." Li Chengqian said.

Only then did he remember that this historical Yunwu tea has only been one of the top ten famous teas for 300 years in later generations.

The history of tea planting in Lushan can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the "Lushan Chronicles", during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains Dynasty. At that time, there were more than 300 Buddhist temples in Lushan, and monks gathered.

They climbed dangerous cliffs, braved flying springs, and competed to pick wild tea; in the depths of white clouds, they split cliffs and filled valleys, planted tea trees, and picked and processed tea leaves.

By the time of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Lushan had become one of the centers of Buddhism. It is recorded that the famous monk Huiyuan lived on the mountain for more than 30 years, gathering monks, teaching Buddhism, and developing tea planting in the mountain. It

was not until the Song Dynasty that Lushan tea was included in the ranks of tribute teas and became well-known in the upper class.

As for the common people, most of them still did not know what Lushan tea was.

It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ascended the throne in Nanjing and established the Ming Dynasty that Lushan became more famous.

At this time, Lushan Yunwu Tea was officially produced and soon became famous throughout the country, and has since been ranked among the top ten famous teas.

In the "Zi Tao Xuan Za Huan" written by Li Rihua during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there is a line describing Yunwu Tea, "Kuanglu is on the top of the mountain, and the tea produced is in the steaming clouds and mist, which is extremely beautiful."

That is to say, there was no Lushan Yunwu Tea in the Tang Dynasty, and even if there was, few people knew about it.

These people really don't know the true face of Lushan, just because they are in this mountain.

If you really want to drink Yunwu Tea, you can only go to Lushan to take a look, and go to those temples, maybe you can drink Yunwu Tea.

"Your Majesty, please tell me where to find this Lushan Yunwu Tea, so that we can get it for your Majesty to enjoy." The governor of Jiangzhou saluted. Just

by listening to the name, you know what this Yunwu Tea is. It should be in Lushan Mountain, and it is very likely in the hands

of the donkeys on the mountain. However, there are so many donkeys on the mountain, and he can't tell which donkey has the Yunwu Tea that the emperor wants.

"I really don't know. I only know that it is produced in Lushan Mountain. I thought you would know about this tea in Jiangzhou. Who could have expected that you don't know it either." Li Chengqian said.

The governor of Jiangzhou was in trouble. He didn't know what Yunwu Tea was like. Lushan Mountain was so big, how could he find it?

"Governor, why don't we take people to Lushan tomorrow? No matter what means we use, we must get this Yunwu Tea, and then present it to His Majesty. By then, it will definitely be a great achievement." Jiangzhou Chief Secretary whispered to the Governor of Jiangzhou.

The Governor of Jiangzhou thought that what his chief secretary said made sense, and when he was about to agree, Li Chengqian spoke again.

"Let's stop here today! I'm tired, you guys go first, I'm going to Lushan tomorrow to take a look, and listen to the monks on Lushan preaching."

"Yes!" Jiangzhou officials hurriedly bowed and left.

The governor of Jiangzhou, who had originally planned to take people to sweep the place, had to give up the idea because the emperor was going to Lushan tomorrow.